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The Alternative to Acunetix DAST: Escape DAST

Explore how Escape DAST serves as a superior alternative to Acunetix, offering advanced vulnerability detection for web applications and APIs, seamless integration into modern development workflows, and scalable solutions for enterprises.

Application Security

[Webinar] How to secure modern, cloud-native applications with Escape and Wiz

Learn from Escape and Wiz’s joint customer, Sr. AppSec Manager Seth Kirschner at DoubleVerify, on how to leverage the Escape x Wiz integration for code-to-cloud security.

Compliance

How to maintain security compliance at a Fintech: A complete guide

If you're responsible for security at a financial services or fintech company, here is your comprehensive overview of what you need to do to be compliant.

Application Security

Escape + Wiz: Unified Security for Modern, Cloud-Native Applications

A new technology partnership enables mutual customers to gain full cloud and application context, establish clear ownership, and accelerate the remediation of critical risks.

Application Security

How to build a strong business case for replacing legacy DAST with a modern solution - a practical guide

Legacy DAST tools have long been a component in product security programs, but many have become outdated today. Traditional DAST tools were built for yesterday’s web, often providing only basic web scan results and struggling with modern languages like GraphQL or React JS . They tend to be slow, noisy,

Competitor Comparison

Escape DAST vs Snyk DAST (Probely): Complete Comparison 2025

Discover the differences between these tools for Application Discovery and DAST.

Product updates

Kickstart 2025 with New DAST Scanner Features

The start of a new year brings exciting updates to our DAST scanner! Our goal is simple: to improve testing accuracy by leveraging real, concrete examples of API requests when they might be required. While we don’t need to have direct access to live traffic to start in-depth testing,

Webinar

Webinar: How to combine SAST and DAST for complete application coverage

Join experts Amit Bismut and Tristan Kalos as they give you actionable insights and practical examples on how to harness SAST and DAST together to create a robust security strategy.

DAST

What is wrong with the current state of DAST? Feedback from my conversations with AppSec engineers

And a deep dive into how the state of DAST is changing.

Application Security

Qualys DAST: Key Features and Top Alternatives

Looking to learn more about Qualys DAST? Discover its key features and alternatives.

The Elephant in AppSec

The Elephant in AppSec Talks Highlight: Shifting Left Doesn't Mean Anything Anymore

Discover key highlights from Tanya Janca's talk at The Elephant in AppSec Conference on shifting security to be present throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle.

Application Security

The Elephant in AppSec Conference Panel Highlight: Why scaling AppSec is harder than you think

Key takeaways from highly experienced industry experts on how to scale application security from the panel in Track 1 of The Elephant in AppSec Conference.

Research

Fortune 1000 at risk: How we discovered 30k exposed APIs & 100k API vulnerabilities in the world’s largest organizations

Hey there! Next week, social media will be flooded with Thanksgiving feasts (and Black Friday deals). But before you dive into the holiday shopping madness, the Escape team has prepared a special treat for you—not a Black Friday deal on Escape, of course, but rather some impressive findings on

API Security

API Security Day - powered by APIDays & Escape

Are you ready to dive deep into API security? Join Escape's team for a focused, one-day event at the APIDays Paris. Learn from industry leaders and discover the latest strategies and technologies to protect your APIs. Whether you're a cybersecurity professional, API developer, or API architect,

The Elephant in AppSec

The Elephant in AppSec Conference: 4 Key Takeaways

Here are the key takeaways from the Elephant in AppSec Conference, uncovering the top insights from industry experts in application security.

Competitor Comparison

Top Traceable Alternative: Escape vs Traceable API Security (2025)

Learn why Escape’s agentless discovery and developer-friendly testing make it a top Traceable alternative.

Competitor Comparison

Top Qualys DAST Alternative: Escape vs Qualys (2025 Comparison)

Looking for a Qualys alternative? In this article, we compare Escape with Qualys to help you choose the right security testing solution

Application Security

Application Security Podcasts to know

Discover Application Security podcasts you should listen to in 2024

Application Security

Invicti DAST Alternative (formerly Netsparker DAST): How Escape Compares to Invicti in 2026

Need an Invicti DAST alternative or a Netsparker DAST alternative? Compare Escape and Invicti on API discovery, GraphQL, authentication, and remediation.

Application Security

The Schedule is Live: The Elephant in AppSec Conference

The Elephant in AppSec Conference agenda is live! It’s packed with sessions that dive into what’s broken in AppSec, how to fix it, and unique insights from top experts on the latest AppSec tooling. Prepare for bold opinions and fresh perspectives, where the best in Application Security come

API Security

Forrester's CISO Budget Planning Guide for 2025: Prioritize API Security

As we head into 2025, planning a robust security budget is more critical than ever. According to Forrester's latest Budget Planning Guide for Security and Risk Leaders, one element stands out as indispensable: API security. APIs form the backbone of modern digital interactions, connecting services, platforms, and users.

Compliance

How API Security Fits into DORA Compliance: Everything You Need to Know

With over 22,000 financial institutions and IT service providers now affected, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) represents an important shift in cybersecurity for the EU’s financial sector. DORA forces tighter collaboration between regulators, financial institutions, and third-party vendors. It’s not just about protecting internal systems anymore

API Security

Escape vs Rapid7 InsightAppSec: The Best Rapid7 Alternative For Modern DAST

Explore how Escape DAST serves as the best alternative to Rapid7, offering advanced vulnerability detection for web applications and APIs, support for complex authentication and seamless integration into modern development workflows.

API Security

Escape vs Noname Security (Akamai): Complete 2025 Comparison

Discover how Escape helps implementing API Security faster and with lower overhead than traffic-based solutions like Noname Security.